President Donald Trump does a lot of things that breach decorum and tact, but he crossed a new line on Monday, appearing to reveal the confidential health information of a member of Congress.
Per The Hill, Trump was speaking at a press conference at the Kennedy Center, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson, when he revealed some information about Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) that was presumably not supposed to be public.
Trump was talking about the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
“We had it up to four,” Trump said of the margin, per the Hill, “and then we had a death. And the death is very bad when you have a majority of two or three.”
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“We had one man who was very ill, it looked like he wasn’t going to make it. I don’t know. I won’t mention his name,” Trump added, turning to the Speaker: “Do you want to mention it? He’ll be proud. Go ahead, tell them the story.”
Johnson went on to say that Dunn had some “real health challenges,” and that ““I think it was a terminal diagnosis.”
Trump went on to say the prognosis was that “he would dead by June,” presumably meaning last June.
“Okay, that wasn’t public,” Johnson added.
President Trump on Rep. Neal Dunn’s initial terminal diagnosis: “He would be dead by June.”
Speaker Johnson: “Okay, that wasn’t public.” pic.twitter.com/HJunoPSD0n
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 16, 2026
Dunn had announced in January that he was not running for re-election. Florida Politics had reported in February that while there had been rumors about Dunn possibly resigning early, Dunn had vowed to remain in his seat until the end of his term.
The report did not mention any health concerns, although a story in the same outlet two weeks earlier had stated that “Dunn’s health is fueling speculation around his departure. Other sources close to Dunn believe he wants to serve out his term but may be unable to… The Panama City Republican turns 73 next week and is walking with a knee brace, and often a cane. That follows a number of health concerns for the Congressman, including bouts with COVID.”
